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Securing an SSD in my laptop? (Thinkpad T61)

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vj8usa

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I had my OCZ Agility in my T61 for about a week now, and it suddenly stopped booting today, giving an HDD initialization error. I started freaking out, but it turned out the drive had physically come loose from the SATA connector.

There's about a centimeter of space behind the drive, and it must have slowly come loose over time. What's the best way to hold it in place? I've currently got a wad of paper jammed between the drive and the cover of the drive bay, but that seems very inelegant.
 
Find some foam packaging and cut a piece to fit. Its in the laptop, so it doesn't have to look elegant!
 
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Seriously.
 
Packaging foam's a great idea; not sure why I didn't think of that. Thanks for the tip.

blackangst1: Not sure how duct tape would help. The drive bay only opens up on one edge, letting you slide in a drive horizontally. There's not really anything to tape it to. I'm also not thrilled with the idea of getting adhesive residue in it in case I switch drives in the future.
 
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